India in the Chinese Imagination: Myth, Religion, and Thought

Main description: In this collection of original essays, leading Asian studies scholars take a new look at the way the Chinese conceived of India in their literature, art, and religious thought in the premodern era.

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Contributors: Kieschnick, John (Other) ; Shahar, Meir (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Series/Journal:Encounters with Asia
Further subjects:B Electronic books
B Asian Studies
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Summary:Main description: In this collection of original essays, leading Asian studies scholars take a new look at the way the Chinese conceived of India in their literature, art, and religious thought in the premodern era.
Biographical note: John Kieschnick is Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Professor of Buddhist Studies at Stanford University and the author of The Impact of Buddhism on Chinese Material Culture and Eminent Monk: Buddhist Ideals in Medieval Chinese Hagiography. Meir Shahar is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at Tel Aviv University and the author of The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts and Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature.
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.9783/9780812208924